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General => Photography Section => Topic started by: cmdrfire on May 25, 2010, 11:54:07 pm

Title: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: cmdrfire on May 25, 2010, 11:54:07 pm: I work near an MOD base so helicopters flying by aren't really unusual. However from our laboratory I could hear one hovering and thought it was setting down in a field next to us... wrong, it set down on our test track! :surprised:
Was carrying a visitor to our facility.

Luckily I had my camera with me and moseyed down to take some pics. The helo is an Augusta 109C, apparently.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4031%2F4637316840_30757c382f_b.jpg&hash=8eede8be51793f0104eac2047217f9b60ac11e18)

These pitot tubes seem very insectile.
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Paint was this cool blue metallic colour.
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More insect-ish features.
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Useful maps wedged in the cockpit
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Pilot let me have a good look 'round.
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And then he flew away, taking the visitors from whence they came :P

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Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: RedRobin on May 26, 2010, 12:46:21 am: ^^^^
Really ace set of pics, Neo :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Extremely insectile (great word!) :happy2:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on May 26, 2010, 07:40:56 am: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2F2968Gsi_Mike%2Frandom%2FIMG_0120.jpg&hash=45ec8fb4ca9efae739f483dff82b1ee54f1824e8)

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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2F2968Gsi_Mike%2Frandom%2FIMG_0109.jpg&hash=e20bb6ac523b987781d78992176e159e82017b49)

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No where near as good pics but my room was shook to bits the other night, looked out my window to find that bad boy! :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: RedRobin on May 26, 2010, 08:18:08 am: ^^^^
@ Mike:
First pic is great - Lots of atmosphere - Forget the others IMO :happy2:

[btw, DS2500s sold subject to payment - Thx for your interest]
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: joesgti on May 26, 2010, 09:04:39 am: cmdrfire, what do you do and how come you have a test track!! :surprised:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: cmdrfire on May 26, 2010, 11:05:44 am: Cheers Robin! :happy2:

@TFSI Mike, Apaches are cool! We mostly have Chinooks flying around here, Apaches are much more rare, and certainly none have set down by us! Where was that series of pics taken?

Quote from: joesgti on May 26, 2010, 09:04:39 am
cmdrfire, what do you do and how come you have a test track!! :surprised:

I'm an engineer at an R&D company working on cars of the future :rolleye:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: S2 Ant on May 26, 2010, 11:11:00 am: Love Apache Longbows, proper badass chopper!!
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on May 26, 2010, 11:14:15 am: Quote from: cmdrfire on May 26, 2010, 11:05:44 am
Cheers Robin! :happy2:

@TFSI Mike, Apaches are cool! We mostly have Chinooks flying around here, Apaches are much more rare, and certainly none have set down by us! Where was that series of pics taken?

Quote from: joesgti on May 26, 2010, 09:04:39 am
cmdrfire, what do you do and how come you have a test track!! :surprised:

was right outside my bedroom at brompton barracks, Chatham.
Apaches are tres cool, more so when they're saving your bacon!

Cars of the future sounds interesting :) leak something interesting!
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: VC on May 26, 2010, 11:19:52 am: Quote from: cmdrfire on May 26, 2010, 11:05:44 am

I'm an engineer at an R&D company working on cars of the future :rolleye:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbttftimemachine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fyapb_cache%2Fwm_doc_brown_house_delorean_car_copy.4y4bnr86ka4o4cogo808804g8.bs5ta3qbusggw484oswskggs8.th.jpeg&hash=ab5f50578eb1e3a618066efd978e44a80971aa0a)

:pomppomp: :pomppomp:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: wigit on May 26, 2010, 11:23:26 am: no VC he's working on the new Rocco R

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Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: VC on May 26, 2010, 11:33:25 am: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.picshag.com%2Fpics%2F112009%2Fhome-made-delorean.jpg&hash=c0f49ded946cdc3bfde71960a6a9154161e399f2)
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: joesgti on May 26, 2010, 11:54:35 am: cars of the future!!?? :confused: we need pics!!! :happy2:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Hedge on May 26, 2010, 12:00:16 pm: This one. From last years Festival of Speed.

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Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: cmdrfire on May 26, 2010, 12:36:56 pm: ^^^
Cheers Hedge!

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on May 26, 2010, 11:14:15 am

was right outside my bedroom at brompton barracks, Chatham.
Apaches are tres cool, more so when they're saving your bacon!

Cars of the future sounds interesting :) leak something interesting!

Can't leak anything, I'd lose my job! :scared: suffice to say there's something interesting things afoot...
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Hedge on May 26, 2010, 12:37:53 pm: Are you at FoS this year?
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: cmdrfire on May 26, 2010, 12:41:14 pm: Quote from: Hedge on May 26, 2010, 12:37:53 pm
Are you at FoS this year?

Should be. Giugiaro's been showing the car at shows all over Europe the past six months apparently; it needs to come back here for an upgrade (moar powerrrr!) before FoS. We'll probably get it like the week before and have to upgrade it in that time! :scared:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Hedge on May 26, 2010, 01:09:39 pm: I'm guessing you'll be in the FoSTech stand. Will come and say hello this year. :ashamed:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Rich on May 26, 2010, 03:46:38 pm: Apache's are just amazing!

They make a foooking awesome sound !!!! Its unbelievable!

Nice pictures :notworthy:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: D2MEY on May 26, 2010, 03:54:32 pm: Great pics - well done .. :congrats:
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: cmdrfire on May 26, 2010, 07:03:18 pm: Quote from: Hedge on May 26, 2010, 01:09:39 pm
I'm guessing you'll be in the FoSTech stand. Will come and say hello this year. :ashamed:

I dunno, Giugiaro's keen for us to be in the supercar paddock this year, so will have to wait and see what's decided. Above my pay grade :P
I'll let you know once I find out though.
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: animal on May 26, 2010, 07:40:09 pm: Quote from: Rich on May 26, 2010, 03:46:38 pm
Apache's are just amazing!

They make a foooking awesome sound !!!! Its unbelievable!

Nice pictures :notworthy:

When they work... You wouldn't get me in a Westland built one!
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: Andy on May 29, 2010, 08:56:39 am: excellent pics mike...weusually get helicoptes and fighter jets flying low where i live as its not far from raf leeming
Title: Re: Helicopter landed at work!
Post by: turbo t on May 30, 2010, 08:15:16 am: Quote from: Hedge on May 26, 2010, 12:00:16 pm
This one. From last years Festival of Speed.

that is one mean looking car !